[spurxiii]

They sure do!
 
I feel so fortunate that i have been collecting really nice remasters for years now.....man is it ever paying off now.....I listen to pretty much nothing except flac files, and these cans love it!  

 


Damn it I have to start re-organising my music now. First world problems

 

[holyindian]

Got my HP today. delivered from Kentucky to chicago in 3 days of placing the order.
I am using the denon 4311CI AVR right now, and its sounding pretty good. I think i will wait for a while till i am ready to buy a good amp/dac combo within the 2000-2500 bracket.
Currently the avr is playing the hp pretty well, i am sure i am missing out a lot.. and if i use tube amps and proper dac there will be day and night difference in SQ, but i want to get the better amp, rather than the cheaper schiit.
What are your suggestions now for my budget between 2000-2500 for amp/dac.

 

[spurxiii]

Got my HP today. delivered from Kentucky to chicago in 3 days of placing the order.


I am using the denon 4311CI AVR right now, and its sounding pretty good. I think i will wait for a while till i am ready to buy a good amp/dac combo within the 2000-2500 bracket.


Currently the avr is playing the hp pretty well, i am sure i am missing out a lot.. and if i use tube amps and proper dac there will be day and night difference in SQ, but i want to get the better amp, rather than the cheaper schiit.


What are your suggestions now for my budget between 2000-2500 for amp/dac.

 


Hey that's my new budget as well lol

 

[Revogamer]

High End amps i would recommend..
 
Woo Audio WA2 (for tubes)
Sennheiser HDVD800 (need to run balanced)
Auralic Taurus MKII (Need balanced too)
Violectric V281 (Balanced as well, has optional DAC)
Schiit Ragnarok too perhaps? Havent tried this one yet
 
All bar the HDVD800 are standalone amps which would require a DAC too but are very good amps for the HD800 in my experience.

 

[Rhamnetin]

  Got my HP today. delivered from Kentucky to chicago in 3 days of placing the order.
I am using the denon 4311CI AVR right now, and its sounding pretty good. I think i will wait for a while till i am ready to buy a good amp/dac combo within the 2000-2500 bracket.
Currently the avr is playing the hp pretty well, i am sure i am missing out a lot.. and if i use tube amps and proper dac there will be day and night difference in SQ, but i want to get the better amp, rather than the cheaper schiit.
What are your suggestions now for my budget between 2000-2500 for amp/dac.

 
Woo Audio WA22, plus some $500 DAC.  

 

[RUMAY408]

Just back from a meet 
 
Various HP's including:
HE-6, HE500, HE560, T1, T5, Fostex TH900, HD700, HD650, PS1, PS500, GS1K, LCD-2 and Rev. version and X
 
Various Amps and DAC's:  Schiit, Meier, OPPO etc.
 
The HD800 is still my favorite HP (detail, imaging and soundstage), runner up for me, the HE-6 (better with harder and faster rock)

 

[nephilim32]

Just back from a meet 

Various HP's including:
HE-6, HE500, HE560, T1, T5, Fostex TH900, HD700, HD650, PS1, PS500, GS1K, LCD-2 and Rev. version and X

Various Amps and DAC's:  Schiit, Meier, OPPO etc.

The HD800 is still my favorite HP (detail, imaging and soundstage), runner up for me, the HE-6 (better with harder and faster rock)

With each passing year it seems that the HD 800 STILL reigns superior for sound imaging and overall dynamics to recreate a live soundstage. I've been a proud owner for three years now. This month was my general's of my soundcave's anniversary.

 

[koiloco]

Stock cable is garbage and a contributor to problems as the hd800 is the most sensitive headphones to cable change that I ever tried.

 

 
Give me a F..... break please.  That's excessive exaggeration.  I know we are all entitled to our own opinion but saying things like that is just pure nonsense.

 

[koiloco]

   
Woo Audio WA22, plus some $500 DAC.  

+1

 

[nephilim32]

^^ I'm making a judgement from the stock Senns cables and a straight ahead comparison.  I love the HD800's imaging and soundstage and it was 20% better by my estimate with the upgrade.  Matt thought the change was 10-15% better with the Draug 2, if he's impressed then I'll take that and run.

Seriously cheaper than some other cables, but still not cheap.  

Those are huge upgrade percentages to throw around for a cable that is aftermarket.

 

[nephilim32]

Give me a F..... break please.  That's excessive exaggeration.  I know we are all entitled to our own opinion but saying things like that is just pure nonsense.

I have to agree. There is nothing wrong with the HD 800's stock cable. Nothing.

 

[zilch0md]

Having previously thrown in the towel on trying different HD800 mods, Currawong's recently posted photo showing felt applied to the flat ring surrounding the driver, plus some foam over the bulging section, inspired me to get back to cutting and listening... and cutting and listening...
 
I've settled on this (for now) and I am really pleased with it (thus far) - nothing but self-adhesive felt cut to a ring shape:
 

 
The outside diameter of the ring of felt is 2-3/4 inches and the inside diameter is 2-1/8 inches.  
 
I managed to find two different pieces of glassware having the right diameters to trace the circles on the felt backing before cutting with scissors - simple!
 
This takes most of the "sting" out of the treble very nicely - and doesn't do much more than that (hopefully).  Time will tell. 
 
I ended up not putting anything on the "bulge" or elsewhere.
 
Joy!
 
Mike

 

[koiloco]

^ looking good!

 

[nephilim32]

Having previously thrown in the towel on trying different HD800 mods, Currawong's recently posted photo showing felt applied to the flat ring surrounding the driver, plus some foam over the bulging section, inspired me to get back to cutting and listening... and cutting and listening...

I've settled on this (for now) and I am really pleased with it (thus far) - nothing but self-adhesive felt cut to a ring shape:




The outside diameter of the ring of felt is 2-3/4 inches and the inside diameter is 2-1/8 inches.  

I managed to find two different pieces of glassware having the right diameters to trace the circles on the felt backing before cutting with scissors - simple!

This takes most of the "sting" out of the treble very nicely - and doesn't do much more than that (hopefully).  Time will tell. 

I ended up not putting anything on the "bulge" or elsewhere.

Joy!

Mike

It looks bloody awesome I will give you that.
Hope it doesn't mess with the 800's huge airy soundstage or dynamics. It doesn't look stifling.

 

[zilch0md]

Thanks!
 
And then I went wild in Photoshop: